Stephane (Victor Lanoux) is the mayor of a small village. He is also the manager of the tannery which provides the inhabitants with work. In a fit of anger, he kills his wife (Edith Scob). A judge (Jean Carmet) tries to prove his culpability, but it's not an easy task, because there is a political and social pressure.
as Le juge Fernand Noblet
as Stéphane Bertin
as Muriel Olivier
as Gaspard
as Maurois
as Fréval
as Maître Demaison
as Nelly
as Debray
as Le Curé Borie
as Larsac
as Varan
as Le procureur
as Javel, greffier du Juge Noblet
as Riffaud
as Bonafon
as Arnoux
as Alban
as Forget
as Tabard
as Le doyen Girodot
as Elodie
as Gustave
as Castelin
as Madame Fréval
as Blanchard
as Vanille
as Le médecin
as Delteil
as Le mari de Nelly (uncredited)